Going Great

In the chaotic world of 1920s collegiate life, 'Going Great' centers on a group of fraternity brothers whose enthusiasm for initiation rituals borders on the pathological. Lacking a fresh crop of pledges to torment, the group decides to turn their arsenal of slapstick pranks and hazing tactics onto the unsuspecting local workforce. Their primary targets are the campus janitor and a struggling student tailor who is desperately trying to sew his way through university. What follows is a series of escalating physical gags and social humiliations that highlight the vast class divide between the privileged Greek life and the working-class individuals who keep the institution running. The film serves as a window into the era's specific brand of 'boys will be boys' comedy, where the punchline often comes at the expense of those least able to defend themselves.